Implementation of sustainability drivers in the design of industrial chemical processes

AIChE Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3063-3084

  Tugnoli, Alessandro ^a   Santarelli, Francesco ^a   Cozzani, Valerio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyclohexanone; Inherent safety assessment; Process design; Process key performance indicators; Sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

ADDED VALUES; CYCLOHEXANONES; DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; INHERENT SAFETY; KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; PRODUCTION PLANT; SOCIETAL IMPACTS; SUPPORTING DESIGN; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT;

BENCHMARKING; DESIGN; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); PROCESS DESIGN; RATING; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 80053919050     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12497     Document Type: Article

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